place of residence
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place of residence
The city, municipality, or village where a person has their official and permanent residence.
Bitte geben Sie im Formular Ihren aktuellen Wohnort an.
Please enter your current place of residence on the form.
The word is made up of 'wohnen' (to live) and 'der Ort' (place). So it literally describes the place where a person lives.
Mein Wohnort ist eine kleine Stadt in der Nähe von München.
My place of residence is a small town near Munich.
'Wohnort' (place of residence) is a formal term used mainly in official documents, forms, and administrative language.
Für die Anmeldung müssen Sie Ihren aktuellen Wohnort nachweisen.
For registration, you must provide proof of your current place of residence.
Common verbs used with 'Wohnort' (place of residence) are 'den Wohnort angeben' (to state one's place of residence), 'den Wohnort wechseln' (to change one's place of residence), or 'einen festen Wohnort haben' (to have a permanent place of residence).
Nach dem Umzug muss ich meinen neuen Wohnort im Bürgeramt melden.
After the move, I have to report my new place of residence to the citizens' office.
address
'die Adresse' and 'der Wohnort' both have to do with where someone lives, but they give different levels of detail. 'Adresse' usually means the street, house number, postal code, and city or town. With this information, mail can be delivered or a place can be found exactly. 'Wohnort' means only the city, municipality, or village where someone lives. Learners may confuse the words because forms sometimes ask for both. If someone needs to know the exact location, they need the 'Adresse'. If only the place is important, the 'Wohnort' is enough.
Auf dem Formular steht als Wohnort nur Berlin, nicht die Straße.
On the form, only Berlin is listed as the place of residence, not the street.
Für die Lieferung braucht der Fahrer meine vollständige Adresse.
The driver needs my full address for the delivery.